Beverly Enterprises offers shareholders meeting in Oct.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nursing home operator Beverly Enterprises
BEV, +4.55%
said Tuesday after the closing bell that it has received interest from more than a dozen parties in the possible purchase of the company. In a letter to shareholders, Beverly said it has voted to hold a special stockholders' meeting in October if at least 20 percent of owners request such a gathering. The special meeting would be held for shareholders to vote to replace the board if they are "not satisfied" with the company's sale progress. The board voted to put the company up for sale through an auction in March.

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